Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-06

planted in Johnson grass, sorghum anC
/ millet, and all doing we'll.
The Matadcr ranch has large farm
under cultivation and raises good crops
W. Johnson, of the Dixie ranch, is
now breaking up 500 acres for fsll plant
ing in grasses, and is certain Of good
crops.
Horatio Gsaver, farmer of Hale
county, has raised fine crops for the last
| four years. Last season ne raised over
| 1000 bushels of sweet potatoes, the aver
| age yield being 80 bushels per acre. He
planted few acres in peanuts, and gath
cred the enormous crop Of 500 bushels
! from two and aEhalf acres.
James Carter of Carter county, has
! been raising Indian COLI for the last three
years, and he's raised good crops, one
! year gathering as high as forty bushels TO
the acre.
The Capitol Syndicate have farm OF
over 200 acres under cultivation snd ere
preparing to break up more ground.
Many other farmers and stockmen
have tracts of from twenty to one hun
dred acres, and all are doing well,
MORRIS COUNTY.
Daingerfeld, Tex, June 30.-The acre
age of cotton planted this year IN this
county is an increase Of > per cent. as
compared with last year. The plant is
average. The stand is good and promises
now an average yield of one-third bale
per acre throughout the county.
The acreage of corn in this county is
an increase Of ) per cent. as compared
with last year. TIE crop promises now
TO yield an average of 10 bushels to the
acre.
The average yield of oats in this county
the present season is 10 bushels. The
acreage was g decrease of 80 per cent. as
compared with last year.
Owing TO the frequent showers of rein
for the last three weeks, the cotton crop
is little grassy in parts OF the county.
The corn crop generally is IN good con-
ditiOn and promises an average crop.
The dry weather early in the spring cut
off the ORt crop until 1t only made about
ene-third Of q crop.
There is comparatively no wheat raised
in this county,
NACoGDoCHEs COUNTY.
Nacogdoches, Tex, June 27.-The
acreage of cotton planted this year in this
county is 0,000 acres, q decrease. The
plant is back ward. The stand is good
uuN pANLutSC5 INV ala AfCAAesC JAC4NA u
one.helf bale per acre throughout the
county.
The acreage of corn in this county is
10000 acres, being an increase Of . per
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises now to yield an average Of
Is bushels TO the acre.
The average yield Of oats in this county
the present season is 20 bushels. The
ov, a
as compared with LAST year.
The cotton crop IN this county Was
fully three weeks late in planting. It is
very fine at present. I have travelled over
Shelby, Angelina, Cherokee, Trinity and |
Polk counties the past week and it is uni |
versally conceded that the corn and cot |
ton crops are better than any year since |
the war. In our county we Will have an
abundance Of corn. Cotton viii be de-
veloped in July.
NAVARRO COUNTY.
COrsicans, Tex, June 22-The acre
age of cotton planted this year is an in
crease OF 10 per cent. as compared with
last year. The plant is backward. The
stand is excellent and promises now an
average yield of One-h6Lf bale per acre
the county.
The acreage of corn in this county is an
of > per cent. as compared with
last year.
The average yield Of wheat in this
county the present season is 124 bushels.
The acreage was an increase of % per
cent. as compared with last year.
The average yield of oats in this
county the present season is 10 bushels
per acre. The acreage shows an increase
of per cent. as compared with last year.
Cotton is little later than last year,
but never promised better yield than
now.
Oats short, but grain good,
Wheat thin and short, but excellent
grain.
ORANGE COUNTY.
Orange, Tex, June 30.-The acreage of
cotton planted this year in this county is
500 sCres, being an increase of 538 per
cent, ss compared with last year. The
plant is forward. The stand is good and
promises now an average yield of bale
per acre throughout the county.
The acreage Of corn in this county is
GOO acres, being 81 increase of 10 per
cent. as compared with last year. The
crop promises now to yield an average Of
80 bushels TO the acre.
\ very small acreage Of oats planted,
and the crop was almost an entire failure
owing TO the extreme dry weather. A
yely good rice crop is being raised.
PALO PINTO COUNTY.
PaIO Pinto, Tex, June 25.-The acreage
Of cotton planted this yesr in this county
is 81, 600 acres, being an increase of % per
cent. as compared with last year. The |
plsnt is forward. The stand Is good and |
promises now an average yield Of I bale |
per acre throughout the county.
The acreage of corn in this county IS |
10, 900 acres, being an increase of 80 per |
cent. as compared with last year. The |
crop promises now to yield an average of |
% bushels to the acre.
The average yield of wheat in this !
county the present season is 10 bushels. |
The acreage was 10000 acres, being de-
crease of 30 per cent. as compared with |
ast year.
The average yield of oats in this county |
The present season is 20 bushels. The |
acreage was 40, 900 acres, being decrease
Of 20 per cent, as compared with last |
year.
The acreage in cotton is the largest for
years known in this county. As the rains
came too late for the small grain crops
The land in many places was planted in
cotton after the rains set ia. The pros
Oect for corn and cotton has never been
better. a good season is now in the